Billy Curran is a New Zealand

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player who represented

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Playing career

Curran was playing rugby union in Auckland before switching codes and joining the

Newton Rangers The City Newton Dragons are a defunct New Zealand rugby league club that was based at Victoria Park, Auckland. The club was created in 1948 by a merger of two original clubs, the City Rovers and Newton Rangers. Both the Rovers and the Rangers p ...

. He played one match for Newton on June 8 against Manukau and was then selected for representative matches. He debuted for Auckland and played 6 matches for them in the same season. He was selected to tour Australia in 1912 for

. In December 1912 he left for England, after being signed by

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on the recommendation of George A. Gillett.John Coffey and Bernie Wood, ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'', Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2007, p. 45. He played three seasons for Wigan, being part of Lancashire League winning sides each year.Billy Curran
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Curran, Billy Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players Auckland rugby league team players Newton Rangers players Rugby league wingers Rugby league centres Wigan Warriors players Year of birth missing (living people)